Sa'ar to advance grants for victims of some violent crimes

• Published date: 06 October 2021
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Under the new proposal, the victims of these offenses who have been awarded financial compensation from those convicted of harming them would be eligible to receive grants from the state, which would then collect the payments from the convicted person.

This is an expansion of an existing law that currently enables the state to pay minors who are victims of crimes and awarded compensation from their attacker.

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This is the first correction in a series of changes aimed at improving the treatment victims receive from authorities, according to Sa'ar.

"The correction to the law is meant to express the participation of the state in helping victims of serious offenses and their families and give immediate help,"...